WEBVTT BOTH WOMEN MARRIED TO THE SAMEMAN.>> I WAS ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOUTHER, I MEAN YOU'RE ALWAYSCURIOUS ABOUT YOUR HUSBANDS EX, AREN'T YOU?NATALIE: JEANETTE MEEKER'SCANDID MEMORIES OF THE LATE MARYTYLER MOORE BOTH UNEXPECTED, ANDENDEARING.>> HE ASSURED ME THAT, YOU KNOW,HE HAD NO, UM, FEELINGS ANYMORE.NATALIE: AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 18,MARY TYLER MOORE MARRIED RICHARDMEEKER. SHORTLY AFTER CAME THEIR SONRICHARD JUNIOR WHO DIED IN HIS20'S IN A GUN ACCIDENT.THESE RARE PHOTOS OF THE COUPLEAND THEIR ONLY SON REMINDJEANETTE OF THE FIRST TIME SHECROSSED PATHS WITH RICHARD'SFAMOUS EX.>> I MET HER FOR THE FIRST TIMEWHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP RICHIE,THEIR SON.HE LIVED WITH US FOR ABOUT 3YEARS WHEN HE WAS 16 NATALIE: IT WAS AN INTRODUCTIONWITH A LASTING IMPRESSION.COURSE I HAVE TO ADMIT, I WAS-- >> I HAVE TO ADMIT, I WASJEALOUS OF HER, SHE HAD ALL THISFAME AND TALENT AND I ALWAYSWONDERED WHAT DID MY HUSBAND SEEIN ME?I LOVED HER SHOW, DICK VAN DYKE,WHAT A HILARIOUS SHOW AND THENOF COURSE THE MARY TYLER MOORESHOW.NATALIE: SHE CONNECTEDPERSONALLY TO THE MESSAGE MARY'SCHARACTERS EMBODIED.>> SHE REALLY SET THE TONE FORTHE INDEPENDENT WOMAN, THECAREER WOMAN AND I WAS.NATALIE BUT THE ACTRESS'S IMPACT: ON JEANETTE WAS MORE PROFOUND.>> I'M AN ORDINARY PERSON AND IWAS AWED BY HER PRESENCE AND ITHOUGHT, OH MY GOSH, HE'LL SEEWHAT HE'S MISSING.NATALIE: JEANETTE WAS MARRIED TORICHARD MEEKER FOR 45 YEARS, HEPASSED AWAY IN 2013, LEAVINGBEHIND PHOTOS OF MARY AND THEIRONLY SON, MEMORIES CARED FOR BYJEANETTE THAT WILL FOREVERCONNECTED TWO WOMEN.>> I SAID TO MY FRIENDS IN MYAGE GROUP, THERE GOES ANOTHERONE.THIS SHOWS SHE DID TO, THEY WILLLIVE ON.THEY'RE ALMOST AS GOOD TODAY AS

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Updated: 12:40 PM CST Jan 26, 2017

A Sacramento woman shared memories of Mary Tyler Moore's personal life after the iconic actress died Wednesday. Jeanette Meeker was married to Moore's first husband and gave a rare look at Moore's life outside of the public eye.